Romancing the Stone

Kymberly Herrin

Michael Douglas

Kathleen Turner

Danny DeVito

Zack Norman

Alfonso Arau

Manuel Ojeda

Holland Taylor

Mary Ellen Trainor

Eve Smith

Joe Nesnow

José Chávez

Evita Muñoz 'Chachita'

Camillo García

Rodrigo Puebla

Paco Morayta

Jorge Zamora

William H. Burton Jr.

Ted White

Manuel E. Santiago

Ron Silver

Michael Cassidy

Vince Deadrick Sr.

Richard Drown

Joe Finnegan

Jimmy Medearis

Jeff Ramsey

Lorna Lable

Jos Laniado

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How does the movie end?

After the alligator bites off Zolo's hand and swallows El Corazon, it goes over the wall into the water and Jack dives after it. The scene changes back to Joan's publisher's office in New York. Gloria (Holland Taylor) is reading the ending of Joan's new book about her recent adventure...but with a slightly different ending (Jack meets her at the airport). The publisher says, "You're now a world-class hopeless romantic," and Joan corrects her. "HopeFUL romantic," she says. In the next scene, Joan is walking home with a bag of groceries, her hair flowing and a confident look on her face and in her step. She stops outside her apartment building where she sees a big sailboat parked in the street. Jack throws down a ladder, Joan climbs aboard, spots his alligator boots, and says "I like your boots." Jack replies, "Yeah, that poor old yellow-tailed guy developed a case of fatal indigestion. Died right in my arms." Joan says, "I can't blame him. If I were to die, there's nowhere else on earth I'd rather be." They kiss, and the boat "sails" down the street as the credits roll.

What is 'Romancing the Stone' about?

Mousy romance novelist Joan Wilder (Kathleen Turner) receives a treasure map in the mail from the recently-murdered husband of her sister Elaine (Mary Ellen Trainor), who has been kidnapped and who asks Joan to bring the map to her in Cartegena, Colombia. Afraid to leave the security of her apartment, Joan nevertheless travels to Colombia but gets lost in the jungle. Swashbuckling American bird-smuggler Jack Colton (Michael Douglas) offers to lead her to Cartegena for $375 (because he's saving to buy a boat), but they soon find themselves pursued by corrupt Colombian policeman Zolo (Manuel Ojeda) and his private army and by treasure-hunting cousins, Ira (Zack Norman) and Ralph (Danny DeVito), all of whom will stop at nothing to get the map.